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28/10/2009

Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With Matthew Bannister.

Life after an acid attack; the man who's devoted his life to freeing dolphins.

Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With Matthew Bannister.

Life after an acid attack; the man who's devoted his life to freeing dolphins.

Surviving an acid attack
Former model and TV presenter Katie Piper tells Matthew how she has had to rebuild her life after surviving a horrific acid attack which left her disfigured and blinded in one eye. The attack was carried out by an accomplice of her former boyfriend.

Saving Flipper
Ric O'Barry, who trained the Flipper dolphins in the hit 1960's children's series, describes the moment he realised he had to devote his life to protecting these mammals when a dolphin died in his arms.

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25 minutes

Last on

Thu 29 Oct 2009 12:05GMT

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  • Wed 28 Oct 2009 22:05GMT
  • Thu 29 Oct 2009 03:05GMT
  • Thu 29 Oct 2009 09:05GMT
  • Thu 29 Oct 2009 12:05GMT

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